Cost-effectiveness of open vs endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: Results of a multicenter randomized trial
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 06/08/2012
Stroupe KT et al. – In this multicenter randomized trial, endovascular AAA repair resulted in lower cost and better survival than open repair after the initial hospitalization for repair; but after 2 years, survival, quality of life, and costs were not significantly different between the two treatments.



